An annual BP Student Ideas Competition for middle and high school students encourages exploration of the built environment through design and also the humanities, visual and performing arts, and STEM fields. Winning entries are honored with prizes and displayed at the Chicago Cultural Center during the Biennial. Competitions are free to enter and open to 7th-12th grade Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana students.

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Fall 2019

Spring 2019

The Fall 2019 BP Student Ideas Competition presented in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Center will run September 19 - November 22.

The Spring 2019 BP Student Ideas Competition invited young people to respond to thefollowing question: How would you transform a vacant or underused space in your community?